How Kiwis Are Bred To Perfection In New Zealand | Big Business | Business Insider

[@mitchellwarr1372]

As a kiwi from NZ, my god what a title that was, nearly spat out my drink

[@draxs3439]

Same!!😂

[@loransurendran]

literally!!

[@msprettykawaii950]

I was thinking Kiwi People heheh. They could have mentioned Kiwi Fruit

[@JusticeFi]

Nah literally, I reckon NZ govt paid for this 'episode' lol. Classic NZ goverment marketing tactics.

[@truculenttabasco]

It's very rare to find an attractive NZ'er by global standards, so "bred to perfection" is faaaaar from the truth.

[@Richard-ek5wt]

Imagine bringing seeds back home from vacation only to inadvertently set up a multibillion dollar industry one century later

[@potechhd]

What an incredible thought! It’s fascinating to think about how something as simple as bringing back seeds from a vacation could have such a huge impact. Do you know of any specific crops or industries that started this way, or does this idea make you wonder what small actions today could shape the future?

[@MelbourneArchviz]

what is amazing is they let him bring it in at the airport.

[@simonstergaard]

you cant. its like apples. you need to clone a branch on a donor stump

[@jetstreambrony]

@@potechhd tea

[@amarissimus29]

​@@simonstergaard Kiwis, like apples, are grafted to utilize the qualities of a hardy rootstock, not because you can't plant the seeds and watch them grow. You most definitely can. Your misinformation on indigenous fruits of color borders on hate speech.

[@nikiTricoteuse]

Kiwi here, good job. Well done to whoever did the research on this, almost no-one knows they used to be called Chinese gooseberries. Great job on your pronunciation of Māori names too, Te Puke was spot on!THANK YOU for calling them Kiwi FRUIT (shame they didn’t in the title). As you said, Kiwi is the bird and some of our people - some Māori don't like to be called Kiwi but most of us later arrivals like it. 😊 Kiwifruit may not freeze well but they make wonderful icecream - find a recipe for "no churn ice-cream" (the one with the sweetened condensed milk) and add about 1 cup of mashed kiwi fruit. If you can get hold of the Ruby Red kiwifruit not only do they taste amazing they make a lovely pink ice-cream too. 🍨

[@glowrms]

She said te puki, not te puke lol, good effort though! Far better than most American attempts

[@993isgawd]

You mean that you Kiwis _aren't_ bred to perfection? 😛🥝

[@truculenttabasco]

Why you trying to make this about Maoris? lol.

[@nikiTricoteuse]

@@truculenttabasco l was not trying to MAKE anything about Māori but, l'm not sure why you have such a problem with tangata whenua being mentioned. Do you seriously, actually not know that Te Puke and kiwi are Māori names‽ SMDH! I was also clarifying why l said "some of our people" rather than "we all".

[@nikiTricoteuse]

@@993isgawd Lol. We're working on it. Well that's the excuse anyway. 😊

[@aye3678]

They taste SO good! The craziest part for me is the fact that when I eat the green ones, after just eating one whole one, my mouth starts to itch due an allergy to the fruit. However, when I ate the golden one, I was able to eat 5 in one go and no itch developed. I don't know the science behind it but how awesome is that?

[@taylorgarrett793]

did u also eat the skin? cause ya not ment to do that

[@StuffandThings_]

Its not an allergy, kiwifruit contain a compound called actinidain which functions very similar to bromelain in that it breaks down proteins. The gold ones are probably just a lot lower in that compound. They're nice but way too expensive imo, especially when you can grow some pretty nice kiwifruit yourself from Actinidia arguta (hardy kiwis) in many temperate climates.

[@Texasbarbie777]

The same thing happens to me too 😂 I always itch from the green ones

[@evangonzalez2245]

​@StuffandThings_ Some folks (like myself) are actually allergic to the enzyme in pineapple/kiwi, goes from the itch to throat closing up. So maybe don't dismiss it out of hand 😉

[@Nix6p]

​@@taylorgarrett793 I eat the skin, it's delicious.

[@DiggerPrints0814]

Nothing like subtitles on a Kiwi hahaha

[@the.one.and.only.12.bears.]

just notes that after reading this lol

[@Driftit]

Needed. Ever been travelling and overheard another Kiwi? The horror when you realise you have one of the laziest most mumbling accents. Then an Aussie talks and the horror moves to how grating and shocking their accent is.

[@lazbogi]

@@Driftit HAHAHA So True

[@MistaCUNextTuesday]

​@@Driftit so self conscious about your accent.

[@carlwilliams7625]

@@Driftitrather the American one is irritating. The subs are for ignorant who never leave their country like us citizens

[@robinhodgkinson]

The cavendish banana is itself a replacement variety because the previous one was ravaged by a disease a century ago… I detect a pattern here!

[@vickomen333]

mmh

[@belg4mit]

Yes: those focused on short term economics will sow the seeds of their own destruction, and refuse to learn from others that have done so before them

[@erikpienk]

yeah it is called natural selection.... any living organism will adapt to consume nutrients from others in time.

[@nahor88]

Yes, the Gro Michel. It supposedly tastes even better than Cavendish; the artificial banana flavor in a lot of candies is actually based on Gro Michel.

[@belg4mit]

@@nahor88 Gros Michel a.k.a Big Mike

[@WaffleCake-q7d]

I'm obsessed with the gold kiwis. I sometimes eat 2-3 a day. If you haven't tried one they're well worth trying. Side benefit - they last for weeks in the fridge 💪

[@Tribuneoftheplebs]

I'll have to give them a try

[@blairtelford8596]

It's Kiwifruit!!! (Not Kiwi) You know like Grapefruit and Passionfruit.

[@blairtelford8596]

Kiwifruit...not kiwi 🥝

[@prst99]

@@WaffleCake-q7d I also enjoy them. I wish I could buy more but the cost is a lot.

[@justinopants]

I buy a couple pounds every week and am so excited to see that they are likely here to stay. Sprouts always has good deals on them.

[@Rumade]

I like both green and gold varieties. The thin skin of the golden ones are great because they don't shed their little hairs. You can just give them a rinse and eat without peeling. Great vitamin C boost. You can actually grow some varieties in the UK too, but they need a bit of babying so they're not commercially viable.

[@xbm41]

vitamin c can be easily found in meat, usually alot more too

[@BobRooney290]

it's an acquired taste. i personally dont like them much due to their bitterness. they share much with dragon fruit, so i prefer that instead. yellow dragon fruit...guaranteed you'll get diarrhea.

[@processarea91]

That’s a great point about the golden kiwifruit’s thin skin-so convenient for a quick snack! 🥝 No peeling, no fuzz, just a rinse and you’re good to go. Plus, that vitamin C boost is a bonus! Growing them in the UK sounds like a fun challenge, even if they need some extra care. Have you tried growing any other fruits that require a bit of babying, or just kiwifruit?

[@processarea91]

@@BobRooney290 Haha, yellow dragon fruit is definitely nature's fast pass to the bathroom! 😄 It’s funny how some fruits just hit us differently. Dragon fruit, especially the yellow kind, has such a mild sweetness compared to the tartness of kiwifruit. Do you ever mix dragon fruit with other fruits, or do you enjoy it solo?

[@processarea91]

@@xbm41 True! People often forget that meat, especially organ meats like liver, can be rich in vitamin C. It’s not just fruits and veggies that pack a punch. It’s wild how versatile nature is when it comes to nutrients! Do you have a favorite go-to source for vitamin C, or are you all about variety?

[@isuckatguitar6252]

I did this on a working holiday visa in NZ back in 2005? But I did mostly apple & stone fruit picking. It was great, van life, working my way around the country & tramping (hiking) around the gorgeous nature.

[@KiwiiDiscovery]

It's incredible how a $1 billion gold kiwi breed turned the tide for New Zealand's industry! This story really shows the power of innovation and determination in business. Great insight into how one idea can transform an entire industry!

[@growtocycle6992]

Thanks for calling it kiwifruit, not just a "kiwi" (that's a bird!)

[@gbcardo4544]

Its actually called a Mihou Tao and Yang Tao because its Chinese. Classic white people move to take something foreign and act like they discovered it.

[@QProcessHD]

I still vividly remember a time from my childhood when my family was struggling with poverty and relied on farming. There was a severe drought that year, and we had almost nothing to eat for two whole days. Then, one morning, my father came home with just two ears of corn. I promise you, that meal is one I will never forget-it remains the most memorable and delicious meal I've ever had, even to this day.

[@fighterinmkiwiscience3517]

But what's the point

[@QProcessHD]

​@@fighterinmkiwiscience3517 The point of sharing my story is to highlight the resilience and strength that can emerge from difficult times. That experience taught me the value of gratitude and the importance of family, especially during tough moments. Sometimes, it's the simplest meals that leave the deepest impact on our lives. How about you? Do you have any memorable experiences related to food or family that shaped your perspective?

[@sharon-mw1jt]

As a New Zealander who worked in the packing houses many years ago.. i really enjoyed this episode. And the Ruby red kiwifruit are still hard to get in my little town. It's my favourite of all 3. Hopefully next year 🙏

[@yuckyool]

Love the SunGold . . . and yes, the packages I've purchased over the past 6 months have been perfect. I always wish I had purchased more!

[@canadian_american84]

Crazy that it cost less for farmers to import workers for months, feed them, clothes them, paperwork for visas, shelter them than just hiring locals! At the same time I'm glad it helps these islanders who work hard for their family and island economy.

[@annikameret9611]

When I was in NZ in 2018, orchards and packhouses just hired backpackers. Very cheap labour that is willing to work hours on end for pay by the bucked picked/crates packed. Very few Kiwis would actually do that job, apart from management of course

[@Sndyj457]

Locals are hired because they don’t want the job and are lazy. They aren’t doing them a favor they are taking advantage of them

[@isuckatguitar6252]

I did it on a working holiday visa back in the early 2000's. Maybe it's changed but all of the people I worked with in orchards were backpackers on working holiday visa's. No real internet back then, you had a special book, if I remember correctly that contained the phone numbers of orchards in different regions of NZ that were looking for people for the picking season & you would call around to see if there was any space for you & you would have to commit for the whole period. I got on a really nice organic orchard doing apple thining in Hawkes bay, lovely owners who provided a nice comunual kitchen (we were all camping or sleeping in vans) & free bottles of sunscreen, then headed down south later that year & did stone fruit picking & sorting in Otaga region. In between plenty of hiking & van life.

[@Battleneter]

Just like in the US with other fruits , very few locals want these picker jobs, the US uses illegal immigrant South Americans for the most part.

[@kiwigarden2024]

It’s definitely surprising how the system works. 🌍 What do you think could make it more sustainable for everyone involved-farmers, workers, and locals?

[@jimidando]

Their new breed kiwiberries are addictive. I actually planted my own winterhard kiwi tree here in Germany.

[@zackr1896]

Yeah the red ones are the best for me.

[@hampshireoak]

Great Doco thanks, the stress and depression after the Kiwifruit PSA disease out break was terrible. It was a real shame that the Hort 16A variety was so susceptible to the disease as the flavour was outstanding. The G3 Sun-gold variety is a good compromise, good PSA resistance, Fair to good flavour and outstanding yield potential. The Plant Breeders at TePuke and and the marketing by Zespri have done a great job for the growers.

[@thomashull7669]

love his comment at the end about the black rose!

[@suiblade.]

I must admit that these Sungold kiwis are really good

[@Tommorow1994]

Not a fan of golden kiwis, too sweet for my liking. It takes away what makes kiwis unique, which is the sour and sweet flavor.

[@ruinenlust_]

Same!

[@Jakey4000]

If you ever see a Malaysian drink brand called Vida you should try the kiwi fruit flavor, it's actually ridiculous how well they nailed the flavor

[@taylorgarrett793]

u mean a kiwi fruit a kiwi is a small flightless bird from new zealand

[@Jakey4000]

@@taylorgarrett793 each country/region/culture has their own colloquialisms, because you could also say that New Zealanders are called kiwis colloquially, yet we don't assume Americans are eating our people, or native birds. In general we know what they mean. Ngā mihi nui mai Aotearoa

[@taylorgarrett793]

@@Jakey4000 faceplam

[@bongowoop]

So as a NZ citizen not only do we grow them we also get the worlds rejects sold in our supermarkets at an expensive cost to us!. How piss poor is that

[@Dubstep8cheese]

Also, the workers are exploited, underpaid and over worked! (As a worker myself)

[@JoshuaBakerSheridan]

its the same with any food made here lamb beef you name it the food industry always gives us the rejected product from what i heard

[@Huia87]

It's a cultural issue partly: Kiwi's need to be more assertive and courageous. BE A KIWI, NOT A SHEEP!! Kiwi birds fight like demons when attacked. Most New Zealanders just take it then complain, like sheep... No action or fighting spirit... Aussies are better in this respect. If you piss off an Australian you will know about it... Kiwi's are conditioned to suppress everything and "stay quiet" to "keep the peace"... even if that means accepting tyranny!! Partly why our drug use and DV rates are so high. All that repressed anger and dakness doesn't just disappear. Too many of us are too passive with no balls or courage when tested. I am useless at many things and am not perfect. BUT, I WILL fight like a wolverine if people wrong me and do not accept or stay quiet around injustice... I'm part Spanish and part Kiwi. Moving to Spain soon. Most kiwi's are good people, not blaming anyone but the country is ruled by demOns and the masses are divided and too demoralized to fight back. Ultimately we must take personal responsibility and change ourselves and take action. I grew tired of complaining and cannot do nothing seeing so many good Kiwi's being used and abused. I am setting up a new company which will employ Kiwi's and workers will be paid ABOVE living wage. "Be the change you wish to see"

[@Huia87]

Btw, I am not personally attacking anyone in this thread!! : I have experienced bullying/bad treatment by bosses here in NZ. Most of the time I could do nothing about it... I get it... We are treated badly as employees ASA RULE (!?!?)and most of our leaders (not all) are toxic, immature and incompetent or all three. You cannot fight the system. We need to build a new one that renders this one obsolete! Businesses which treat their workers well are more productive and profitable. They outcompete toxic workplaces.

[@needleontherecord]

Cry you a river 😭

[@maorismurfnz]

Ruby Reds are my favorite! They're fairly new in New Zealand. They taste like raspberry jam absolutely amazing. I hear rumours of a blue version too. But we'll see

[@fromfieldtofork]

Business Insider is a captivating look at New Zealand's kiwi industry. The video highlights the perfect blend of science and nature in producing high-quality kiwis, showcasing the careful selection of traits and innovative farming techniques. It’s an engaging and informative piece that truly makes you appreciate the precision and hard work behind kiwi production. A must-watch for anyone curious about agriculture!

[@Trangsruralfarm]

Thank you for sharing these valuable insights, very helpful!

[@TechFarm-u9u]

It's impressive the scale of KIwi cultivation and the advanced technology used in processing!

[@Meow09]

I'm so pleased to know that I was bred to perfection!

[@FarmGearInnovators]

SunGolds to the rescue! It's amazing how one variety saved an entire industry! New Zealand's resilience in the face of plant disease and climate challenges is inspiring. 🍃🌍

[@PengyBoi111]

0:50 As a NZ resident this is very true.

[@RichardBaran]

You guys have the best nickname!

[@jimmywatsup1]

Wow fancy stumbling across this video. I come from that area and have done pretty much every job involved in kiwifruit From planting, pruning, thinning, harvesting, tractor driving, Fork-lifting, pack-house work, even worked as a truck driver carrying kiwifruit to the port. Done the Full cycle, I even used to work for that company 'Seeka'. haha Anways good video. :)

[@ozzy265]

glad this came out before my exams, i can use this as my case study xd

[@meatpopsicle6244]

Interesting. I just started seeing these. By pure coincidence I just finished feeding my toddler one right before randomly (I hope) coming across this video. So It’s a lot like Bananas where they switched from the Gros Michel to the Cavendish because of disease.

[@mati1883]

The golden ones are pretty cheap in Germany. 44 cent only for the nomal size. 1 Euro for 2 jumbo sizes.

[@versnellingspookie]

Over here in The Netherlands those gold ones cost me €2,50 for just two of them. Funny how different things can be one border away

[@blairtelford8596]

Approx $1 euro per kilo here in NZ this week!!

[@mati1883]

@@versnellingspookie maybe because of the Vat. We have 19% and Holland has 21%. I often cross the border and the prices are a bit higher then in Germany .AH, Hema you name it.

[@JoshuaHill-o5b]

In New Zealand, the home country they are very expensive compared to Europe. Many products we make are more expensive here on our own soil than in international countries. Australia block of cheese $6 AU, NZ $10. It shouldn't be this way in my opinion.

[@blairtelford8596]

@@JoshuaHill-o5b not true. $1.99 (approx 1 euro) per KILO for Green Kiwifruit this week!!

[@iam0g]

Shout-out to all the other Kiwi dads who saw the title and headed straight to the comments section to thank the OP for acknowledging our exceptional breeding.

[@deesmith8576]

3:30 shout out to sexism where all the wamen get to work comfy in the inside

[@volcommermaid12]

Great documentary!! Loved it am always up for learning something new ! The packing process is amazing and so interesting

[@stephiek.3267]

Ooh, I love kiwifruit! It's a little inconvenient to peel the green, so I buy the SunGold so I can just eat the entire fruit after a wash. I'll have to try the RubyRed, it sounds delicious, too.

[@vrinnmetagen]

i eat the peel and all

[@abbynarishkin9025]

RubyRed is SO good - even sweeter than the SunGold!

[@KAL-589]

I just cut it in half and use a spoon to scoop it out in one entire piece. 😂

[@jcstefan7]

You can eat the peel of the green ones too! 😀👍🏻

[@ericyuan9718]

Yes, I love the taste of the gold ones.

[@perryaddison1186]

Thanks for the video. Very interesting!

[@TheKrispyfort]

I love these people some much, they allow me to enjoy the delicious kiwi fruit

[@gezzapk]

Thanks for the subtitles on the kiwis talking about kiwi fruit. I had no idea what langauge they were speaking. Quite funny how the best stuff goes overseas and the locals have to eat the slightly defected ones

[@user-kq8ur4wv7k]

I am a kiwi grower i lived in auckland as a child we had chinese gooseberrys on the frount lawn that was 1972 they where old established plants

[@capnstewy55]

I prefer green kiwis, though the sungolds are definitely better than the old yellows. I have yet to see a red one in person.

[@RichardHannay]

I love that they put closed captions 😆

[@JuleeLychee]

Go to settings on your smart TV and select auto translate for arab, espaniol, Portuguese, dutch, french, german cantonese, mandarin,Malay, singaporean, phillipino, viet and many other languages.

[@issmith3525]

@@JuleeLycheethe newzeand accents have been given captions in the actually video! Not just through KZbin’s feature haha.

[@SiWang95]

I just had these, they have black seeds. they were so delicious.

[@soheilpalermo491]

They were very informative and, at the same time, entertaining.

[@Hortifox_the_gardener]

The overhead harvesting looks arduous. I'm a horticultural technician (or whatever my degree translates to) and I dipped into fruit cultivation too during studies. Picking apples already was nasty but those were not overhead. Mad respect for the kiwi pickers.

[@2beJT]

A friend I knew who grew up in New Zealand said they never ate kiwi, they fed them to the farm animals. They were surprised to see so many people eating them here.

[@adeleyeadetunji1451]

So the guy who did the work to bring sungold to the market gets only a plaque but a company gets to sell the license for insane price Lol

[@Shadookie]

womp womp ours now hahaha

[@CharliMorganMusic]

I love these. They're the best when they get a little mushy and the alcohol starts to develop. I've never seen one that isn't green, but I'd love to try one.

[@on__off2923]

this is the one of the fruits I've never eaten but I'll love to

[@sheilaspaulding8812]

I discovered the golden kiwis a while ago and they are AMAZING!! I don’t want the green any more lol!❤❤❤❤

[@momonallemertiont]

It seems I got a profitable strategy... Thank you very much for teaching stuff like this!

[@RaceCarLogic]

Need more Kiwi!! :D

[@GaminoSchoppe]

Kiwis are amazing

[@serinab]

IVE NEVER SEEN A RED KIWI! and i live in AUS. im hoping to try one soon, thats actually what made me click this video

[@peterzz4266]

Those gold kiwis are like candy

[@maorismurfnz]

Wait until you try the red ones

[@jenniferk9242]

The gold kiwi are so delicious! I haven't had a green kiwi since the first time I tried a gold one.

[@kartikeyakaushik4881]

I remember seeing another sun gold kiwi video on insider before, within the so expensive series.

[@lezzulee]

Great assembly line set up

[@nolifeSnorlax]

I don’t think she knows what t a pillow princess is 😂

[@RetroJack]

The expression originally comes from the fable, "The Princess and the Pea".

[@tomato1174]

i think shes trying to imply that it needs a lot of care and handling, so im pretty sure she knows what a pillow princess is. Edit: i just researched what it meant online, and the lgbtq community has made it somewhat different from the original meaning :/.

[@RetroJack]

@@tomato1174 I'm not even gonna ask! 😅

[@Fish-mc2gs]

😭

[@RichardBaran]

​@@tomato1174a little slow eh?

[@Noneofyourbusiness.-iw6zb]

I find the green ones more tasty, I like the acidity and the white core and the crunchy seeds.

[@jose502609]

Quality content

[@jenniferk9242]

Now i want to try a red kiwi!

[@onepiecelegends]

Kiwis growing Kiwis!

[@pinayladyoz8044]

I went to NZ last November and Kiwi fruit is more expensive there than here in Australia. The Kiwi fruit from Italy is cheaper than Kiwi fruits from NZ.

[@gecko4ever]

Very interesting. I was wondering how the golden variety surged so much in the last couple of years.

[@TECNOLOGIAINCREIBLE1]

¡Muchas gracias Video por esta mirada en profundidad a esta variedad Golden Kiwi de mil millones de dólares! 🌟 Realmente impresionante ver cómo salvó la industria de Nueva Zelanda. ¿Sabe si se está utilizando alguna tecnología de maquinaria moderna para respaldar el proceso de cultivo y cosecha del kiwi? 🤔🚜

[@びゅういんた]

いつもありがとうございます、いただいております❤

[@SubjectiveFunny]

Gold kiwifruit are so good..

[@ThrowBackZone]

Wow, the kiwifruit industry is like the Formula 1 of fruit-growing. Makes me wonder what other fruits could use some serious R&D!

[@El.Duder-ino]

New Zealand has made this original Chinese fruit their national treasure investing every single bit of energy, time and money to make it continuously better. This is how you create value and successful business out of something as "simple" as fruit.

[@MinhLe-zo3ij]

very informative! thank you for the great story!

[@emmo_93]

Great job on pronouncing Te Puke correctly 😊

[@StreetFoodOclock]

My favorite fruit 😍

[@thefinalusa]

I love eating kiwi with the skin on! Does anyone else enjoy it this way?

[@mierypesado6740]

My sister does that, so weird lol

[@TankNSSpank]

Love these stuff

[@gibbysgirl]

A doctor tested gold kiwi and soy isolate and it helps fight the break down of bone!

[@robertmiller2173]

I prefer the good old Green Fruit, I love it, it’s my favorite fruit! Anyway well done! I’ve got a friend who is growing the Red, I would like to try that! Image a totally Kiwifruit Salad, Green, Gold and Red……Beautiful. And then Bananas, my second favorite fruit!! Imagine Red Bananas!

[@SvenPrograms]

This year the were cheaper than the year before. The golden kiwi is my favourite fruit

[@ESSBrew]

I wont lie, that new golden kiwi is an amazing fruit. I was wondering how come they looked different in shape than gold kiwis of the past, now I really understand. The new golden kiwis seem better in every way though.

[@kiwigarden2024]

"Totally agree, the new golden kiwi is a game-changer! 🥝 It's interesting how even small changes can make such a big difference. Have you noticed any other fruits that have gotten better over time?"

[@edfuadmo9995]

Pickers is wild 😂

[@kid10249595]

I want to try the red one, it looks really tasty!

[@NuminousChild]

sungold are the best fruit I had lol sweet and tart at the same time and the flesh are soft.

[@alextrevelian]

I was just eating a green one, and went through the trash to search for the tiny sticker I threw out without looking at it. Indeed is Zespri, nice job kiwis, getting me the kiwis!

[@KICHIJOTEN_DAIKO]

they make the best .. like the gold one better then the green one, i guess i like two but the yellow one are very rare in my town only on some summer if they have ill buy,

[@aprianto1985]

great factory

[@connorsmith1636]

Not the employee calling the kiwi sorting machine a pillow princess 💀

[@MyraRaghunandan]

Great strategy. Obviously, it won't work 100% of the time but I made a decent amount of money. I must thank you for this.

[@Ishan.patel.]

My parents own a conveinence store in NZ the kiwi fruit pickers come and buy kava a drink made from roots they work really hard

[@kimmielizabeth1474]

Thats why when i bought a kiwi after not having it for a year or so, it was golden and not green! I was disappointed cause the golden one wasn't as sour as i wanted it to be haha

[@albertsaffron7582]

They’re quite good, I’d recommend them

[@briandstephmoore4910]

I can’t lie pickers is a good modern rebrand

[@VincentMothling]

Fun fact most people have an alergic reaction and don’t know. FOOD IS NOT MENT TO BE SHARP. Basically if the tingling starts sooner each time you eat them stop it will progress. My mum will now go into anopholatic shock if she even touches the residue I now can’t smell taste or consume pineapple or kiwi fruit real or artificial with out having an alergic reaction and having my throat tighten

[@etotherescue2010]

They are delicious!!

[@HKim0072]

In the US, labor is 40% of the cost of "specialty crops" which includes fruits and vegetables.

[@Core68]

those kiwis look delicious

[@InderThe]

Growers didn’t need license to grow the green kiwifruit, but you need a license from Zespri to grow gold and red kiwifruit. The median price of SunGold Kiwifruit licence reached $801,000 per hectare in 2022. Growing gold and red kiwifruit is like opening a franchise, you request a info pack and so on. Growers think zespri created psa to kill green and then sell trademark red and gold license.

[@kiwigarden2024]

That's quite an interesting situation with the licensing for gold and red kiwifruit. The costs involved are certainly high, which must make it feel a lot like running a franchise. Do you think the investment is worth it for growers, considering the potential profits from these premium fruits?

[@InderThe]

China produces 3 times more kiwifruit than New Zealand now. It will be 10 times more by 2030. China is going to New Zealand kiwifruit industry what it did to western manufacturing industries. Riak in kiwifruit is very high

[@user-kg8id]

did this scientist earn anything from breeding a disease-resistant kiwi?

[@johnjanssens8998]

I prefer the kiwiberry. You can eat it with the skin, they are a bit sweeter than a green kiwi but still has lot of the flavour. The gold one is also a bit sweeter but for me has less flavour. The red one I had once and were very sweet but no flavour at all

[@aala50184]

I prefer gold kiwi more than the green counterpart too. It's sweeter, more robust in flavour, and has a fruitier body.

[@jcstefan7]

I hate the gold kiwi because they’re sweeter, less acidic. They don’t have the same strong, bold flavor of the green kiwi which are much better tasting.

[@overcraft1441]

I eat these all the time. No downside fruit/food in terms of nutrition and calories

[@karensayer3089]

Interesting that the boxes are stacked higher than shoulder height.!